Kay Road Early Education Centre - Lead Teacher

Here’s your chance to make your mark in a brand-new centre, leading a new team and helping to create something truly special.

At Kay Road Early Education Centre, you’ll have the opportunity to build a positive team culture from the ground up, inspire great teaching practice and create a nurturing environment where tamariki feel safe, valued and excited to learn.

If you’re a passionate, relationship focused Early Childhood Education Teacher who brings positive energy, a great sense of humor and a natural ability to inspire others, we’d love to hear from you!

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a supportive, values driven organisation that genuinely invests in its people and their professional growth.

 Here’s what we offer:

• Above pay parity salary rates
• 5 weeks of annual Leave
• Discounted childcare
• Ongoing professional learning development opportunities
• Access to our online internal learning platform

 About the Role

As Lead Teacher in the toddler room, catering for tamariki aged approximately 15 months to 2 ½ years, you’ll play a key role in creating a high-quality learning environment where every child can thrive.

You’ll lead, inspire and support a small team of kaiako, helping to establish strong teaching practices, encourage collaboration and create meaningful learning experiences that reflect the interests, strengths and needs of each child.

This is a full time position, Monday to Friday, eight-hour rostered shifts between 7:30am and 5:30pm.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Builds strong, trusting and respectful relationships with tamariki, whānau and colleagues
• Has a genuine passion for early childhood education
• Brings a positive, proactive attitude and a collaborative approach
• Is approachable, empathetic and relationship focused
• Has a bubbly personality, a great sense of humour and plenty of positive energy

 You’ll also need:

• Bachelor of Education (ECE) level 7
• Current New Zealand Teaching Council certification
• A current First Aid Certificate

 Join us at Kay Road and be part of something special from the very beginning!

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